Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has introduced S. 2878, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act. The legislation modifies the Fair Labor Standards Act, to allow employers to offer...
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Budd-Supported $39.4 Million Semiconductor Grant Awarded to NC State
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) applauded the announcement of a $39.4 million Department of Defense (DOD) grant award to North Carolina State University to help accelerate the...
Budd Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Higher Education From Chinese Influence
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Safeguarding American Education from Foreign Control Act. The bill would require American universities to report gifts of any value...
Budd Co-Sponsors Secure Our Border Act
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Secure Our Border Act. The legislation is the Senate companion to H.R. 2, the House immigration bill that passed on May 10, 2023. The...
Budd Co-Sponsors Bill to Ban Federal Mask Mandates
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Freedom to Breathe Act. The bill would prohibit any federal official, including the President, from issuing mask mandates on domestic...
Budd, Colleagues Introduce CRA to Overturn New Biden Student Loan Scheme
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 14 Republican colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to...
Budd, Tillis, Ross, Foushee, & 110 Businesses Encourage USPS to Begin Mail Delivery Service to Entire RTP Campus
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC), as well as 110 local businesses sent...
Budd, Bennet Introduce Bill to Streamline Broadband Projects
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have introduced S. 2663, the Connecting Our Neighbors to Networks and Ensuring Competitive Telecommunications (CONNECT) Act. The...
Budd Joins Bipartisan Letter Calling on DOD to Increase Investment in Child Care
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to further invest in improving the Department of Defense’s (DOD) child care...
Budd, Lankford Lead Effort to Protect Religious Liberty of Federal Contractors
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and James Lankford (R-OK) led a coalition of 25 Senators to introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to...
Senate Passes FY 2024 Defense Bill Including Budd-Secured Wins for NC
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted in...
Budd Introduces Backcountry Aviation Protection Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced S. 2675, the Backcountry Aviation Protection Act. The bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to add exceptions for...
Budd, Coons Lead Bipartisan Coalition Supporting Nuclear Energy
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) led a bipartisan coalition of 15 Senators to introduce a resolution declaring that: “The Senate is committed to embracing...
Budd, Cortez Masto Introduce Veterans Protection from Fraud Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act. The bill adds an enhancement of up to 10 years in prison for...
Budd Joins Letter Sounding Alarm on Mexican Cartel Exploitation of Illegal Tobacco Amid New Biden Regulations
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raising concerns over the Biden administration’s plans to restrict tobacco products for...
Budd Joins Letter Demanding Answers for Shipping Policies Targeting Second Amendment Rights
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to major shipping companies regarding their policies discriminating against legal firearms and ammunition. Recently, several large...
Senator Budd Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: Say No to Julie Su at Labor
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Americans for Prosperity North Carolina State Director Tyler Voigt wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal contending that Julie Su “would...
Budd Calls Out DOJ, Navy Over Camp Lejeune Justice Act Delays
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor and called out the Department of Justice and the U.S. Navy for delays in processing veterans claims related to toxic water...
Budd Introduces Bill to Expand Pell Grant Eligibility
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act. He was joined by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). The bill creates a Workforce Pell...
Budd Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Businesses Adopt Digital Tools
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Todd Young (R-IN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have introduced the Small Business Technological Advancement Act. The legislation would...